I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 48
Chapter 24.2
“Blue, I’m sorry, but today—”
I was going to say that I would play until now and that I would play more next time, although Blue was not anywhere to be seen already.
“When did he go…?”
Cats are always like this…
So, before the employees arrived, I went to my room and dressed neatly as I waited. Soon, there were murmurs from outside, and several people gathered at the door.
When a knock was heard, I opened the door to them myself.
“What’s going on? Why is everyone gathered like this?”
“Madam, I’ve come to tell you something.”
Dozens of people were lined up along the hallway, led by the maid, Sophia. Seeing that, I went out into the hallway, glanced around at them, and asked in a calm, slow tone.
“What’s going on, Sophia?”
“After the Madam instructed me to move, the work became very difficult. Please evoke the order so that I can return to my original position.”
“I understand that, and you are being paid more. Aren’t you satisfied?”
“Each of us has our own skilled work. We know what’s going on. No matter how much the salary rises, it’s still difficult.”
“I see…”
As I blurted out my words, people’s expressions became more elated.
“What should I do about this…?”
I pretended to be embarrassed and took a little more time before continuing. Meanwhile, Sophia’s nose rose higher.
“Then, let’s do this.”
As if I had finally come to a conclusion, I stared back at the people and said.
“In the meantime, I will pay severance pay according to the length of time you have worked here. And, all of you gathered here are fired.”
At my words, Sophia snorted as if she was dumbfounded.
“Ha, fired? Is the Madam saying you’re going to fire all these people at your own will?”
“Each one of you could find a skilled job for yourself and go elsewhere. If you come here saying you can’t work, then I have no choice but to let you go so you can find your aptitude and go somewhere else.”
“If only you could restore it back to its original state…”
“No, I have no intention of doing that.”
Sophia clenched her teeth. Employees who came all the way here, trusting her, began to murmur. Some even cried, saying, “There is no place that pays more than here.”
As some of them started to run away, Sophia, annoyed, was cornered and shouted.
“Without us, the mansion would not run properly. Are you prepared for that?”
I smiled at her words.
“Thanks for the concern, but it’s up to the rest of us here. So, there’s no need for the people who are leaving to worry about that.”
“This is unfair. It’s the Madam who is in trouble when the Master finds out that you have freed us in this way.”
‘Oh, my. Even threats.’
I was confident that the Duke of Blois would not mind what I was doing. Still, I knew such a remark would come out.
‘So, I have something prepared.’
As I smiled leisurely, I then pulled out something I was holding at my side. It was a ledger book created with the help of Coco.
“You really think so, Sophia? If so, where would you like to go and take a look at this with me?”
Curious, the employees jerked their heads, wondering what I was going to do.
After clearing my throat by coughing slightly, I recited the things written in the book in a cheerful voice.
“Hughes, 1 million pennies stolen in a week by embezzling magic lighting, and 800,000 pennies in a week by embezzling uniform fabrics. Sony, 750,000 pennies were stolen in a week by embezzling groceries. Artie, stole cleaning supplies and stole 550,000 pennies in a week…”
Every time I recounted each person’s embezzlement, the employees trembled in embarrassment.
Their faces turned white when they heard the names of individuals and the exact amounts.
‘This is why doubling the normal monthly salary was not good enough for them. If they made up their mind and moved diligently, they could have embezzled three times the salary.’
The reason they were so dissatisfied with the personnel change was probably not because of the intensity of my work. Their grievance was that they had upended the grounds of the embezzlement.
‘It seems that Mrs. Elbas turned a blind eye to the embezzlement of the employees to spy on Dimitri.’
So, I guessed that many of these people would have remained loyal to Mrs. Elbas, who had now left the Blois’ mansion.
After going through the list for a long time, I stared at Sophia as I uttered the last part.
“…Sophia, about 3.5 million pennies were received for a week in return for closing your eyes after seeing their embezzlement.”
Sophia’s eyes widened as big as a candle.
I purposely covered the ledger so that it could make a noise.
The shoulders of the employees gathered at the sound also shrank.
“Now, which side do you think is unfair?”
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